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The veiled chameleon is the most common chameleon species in the pet trade; this species has been kept and bred in captivity for almost thirty years. Veiled chameleons are more tolerant of captive conditions than other chameleon species, but are still challenging pets to keep healthy.
With few exceptions, the chameleons most commonly seen in captivity are all members of the genus Chamaeleo; the most commonly found species in the pet trade (as well as through captive breeders) include the common, Senegal, and veiled chameleons, but all chameleons tend to require special care, and are generally suited to the intermediate or advanced reptile keeper.
Chameleons are popular reptile pets, mostly imported from African countries like Madagascar, Tanzania, and Togo. [70] The most common in the trade are the Senegal chameleon (Chamaeleo senegalensis), the Yemen or veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), the panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), and Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii). [70]
Anchieta's chameleon (Chamaeleo anchietae) Arabian chameleon (Chamaeleo arabicus) Spurless basilisk chameleon (Chamaeleo calcaricarens) Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) Flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) Graceful chameleon (Chamaeleo gracilis) Smooth chameleon (Chamaeleo laevigatus)
Metarhizium granulomatis is a rare fatal disease that infects veiled chameleons. Similar symptoms of disease are seen in M. viride. [4] Common clinical signs seen in the veiled chameleons for this fungal disease are anorexia, hemorrhages in the tongue, necrotic toes, and ulcerative skin lesions.
Chameleons have always been a staple of the wildlife trade, with the United States in particular accounting for 69% of chameleon imports from 1977 to 2001. [6] As importing the chameleons from their native countries can be costly, some people have decided to release chameleons into the wild on purpose, intending to let them reproduce and then recapturing them.
The veiled chameleon and the Jackson's chameleon have also been found in Hawaii. They originally came to Hawaii through the pet trade in the 1970s despite Hawaii's laws against the importing or transporting of chameleons, lizards or snakes. Jackson's and veiled chameleons eat mostly insects but also leaves, flowers, small mammals and birds.
Other large chameleons are the veiled chameleon (Chameleo calyptratus) and Meller's chameleon (Trioceros melleri), with lengths of up to 61 cm (24 in) [43] [44] Exceptionally large specimens of the latter have reputedly reached over 76 cm (30 in) and mass 600 g (1.3 lb), although this is unlikely. [45]